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Won’t Somebody Think of the Children: From Icy Poles to Ice Pipes

Posted on May 16, 2022 by

In February 2022, the Herald Sun ran a feature story on a proposed new Melbourne MSIC. This piece was essentially propaganda that excluded factual data and used graphic images and sensationalist language to incite moral panic. The Herald Sun has… Continue Reading →

Wastewater report leaves out key information, so can we really trust its findings?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by

The National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program has released its latest report and you’d be forgiven for being a little confused: The media release and the report both say that methamphetamine is “the most consumed illicit drug”. But isn’t cannabis the… Continue Reading →

Psychedelic circle jerk: Fake questions and mushroom misinformation

Posted on March 7, 2022 by

News.com.au publish a weekly column called ‘Ask Doctor Zac’, in which medical practitioner Zac Turner responds to questions, presumably submitted by readers of the column. A recent submission from ‘Anon’ reads like a more psychedelic and slightly less dramatic version… Continue Reading →

Misinformation about vaping will keep adults smoking

Posted on September 27, 2021 by

A recent article on vaping nicotine in the Daily Telegraph (Sydney teen issues vape warning after being hospitalized, by Hannah Paine, 31 August 2021) was inaccurate, alarmist and unbalanced and could harm public health efforts to help people quit smoking.… Continue Reading →

Lazy drug journalism 101: The petty crime montage

Posted on August 30, 2021 by

Last year, AOD Media Watch published a piece about the Cranbourne Leader naming and shaming people who had committed petty drug-related crimes on their Facebook page. Earlier this year we covered a piece in which we exposed the Queensland print… Continue Reading →

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  • Lazy drug journalism 101: The petty crime montage

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